Garment.



W. M. FINUK.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1912.

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GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9, 1912. Serial N 0. 670,188.

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It is the object of the invention to overcome a defect in constructionsas heretofore used by reason of which the garment is frequently torn,and to this end the lnvention consists in the peculiar construction andarrangement of the reinforcement for the garment as hereinafter setforth.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of the garment towhich my improvement is applied; Fig. 2 is a cross section on line wwFig. 1.

A is a portion of a garment such as overalls, and B and C are the frontand rear flaps at the waist which are separated by the placket D andare. secured together by suitable means such as the buttons E engagingbutton holes F. 7

It frequently happens that in drawing on a garment of this character thefoot is caught in the placket, with the result that the cloth is torndown. I have therefore devised an improved construction in which areinforcement is employed for the cloth at the margin of the placket andwhich thereby avoids danger of tearing. This reinforcement may beapplied in various ways, but

as illustrated, G is a reinforcement member which is stitched at theouter edge to the body of the garment adjacent to the placket and whichextends below the angle or lower end of said placket. As shown,this'reinforcement extends beneath the edge of the back member H whichis stitched thereto and to the body of the garment. The result of thisconstruction is the reinforcement of the placket edge of the flap G bytwo plies of material which greatly lessens the danger 1 of tearing. I

The reinforcement G may be made from waste scraps and as the labor ofstitching it into the garment is very slight it will not materiallyincrease the cost of production. This reinforcement Gr is preferablyapplied only to the rear flap of the placket as this is the one which isin danger of being torn.

in the drawing on of the garment.

I is a pocket which has a portion over lapping and stitched to thereinforcing mem- 81'. 1

What I claim as my invention is:

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A garment provided withfront and rear Q flaps forming the opposite sidesof the placket, a reinforcing blank of substantially trapezoidal form,the base of said blank extending below the placket and being stitched tothe garment, said blank at one side being stitched for a portion of itslength to one flap of the placket, its other side being stitchedthroughout its entire length to the other flap, and a pocketconstituting a reinforcing member stitched to the last mentioned flapand overlying said reinforcing strip and being stitched thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. FINCK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0." I

